On the 31st of october. My government intends to work towards a new partnership with the European Union, based on free trade and friendly cooperation. My ministers will work to implement new regimes for fisheries, agriculture and trade, seizing the opportunities that arise from leaving the European Union. A new immigration bill ending Free Movement will lay the foundation for a fair, modern and global immigration system. My government remains committed to ensuring that resident european citizens who have built their lives in, and contributed so much to, the United Kingdom, have the right to remain. Norman smithjoins norman smith joins us from westminster. What are your first thoughts on the queens speech. 50 much thoughts on the queens speech. So much of it is dominated by prebgt. Brexit. I counted a third of package. Measures to replace the Common Agricultural policy, to set up Common Agricultural policy, to set up an independent fisheries policy a trade bill, paving the way for an in
Statistics has admitted mistakes have been made. A man accused of murdering pc Andrew Harper will stand trial injanuary. Shipping containers and empty office blocks are being used to house thousands of Homeless Children, says englands child rens commissioner. And coming up on bbc news enough is enough Manchester United players hit out at social media sites, after paul pogba becomes the latest footballer to be racially abused online. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. An inquiry is to be launched into whether the h52 high speed rail link should go ahead. £7 billion has already been spent on the scheme, which is designed to link london, birmingham, manchester and leeds. The cost of the project has been rising, with recent reports it could reach £86 billion. The inquiry will look at whether the scheme should be approved, amended, or scrapped. The government says it will make a final decision by the end of the year. Our transport correspondent, tom burridge, has the detai
According to a report by the childrens commissioner for england, who says the situation is a scandal. Cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of child sexual abuse, has lost an appeal in australia against his conviction. President trump has cancelled an official state visit to denmark after the nations Prime Minister confirmed greenland was not for sale. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The government has appointed a panel of experts to review the h52 Railway Project to check whether and for how long the project should continue. The first segment of h52, the line between london and birmingham, is due to open at the end of 2026. The second phase linking leeds and manchester is due for completion by 2032 33. In 2015 the cost of the project was predicted to be more than £55 billion. But borisjohnson has said he expects the costs to spiral to over 100 billion. This morning the transport secretary grant shapps didnt rule out scrapping the project
Its the final day of the second ashes test, and any result is still possible after a day of wickets and huge scare at lords for steve smith, the australian batsmen hit on the neck byjofra archer. The day not looking too different to what we had yesterday. Sunshine and showers, and the same for the start of the week. Its sunday, 18th august. Our top story the home secretary, priti patel, says more needs to be done to support the families of Police Officers who are killed or injured at work. Pc Andrew Harper died of multiple injuries as he responded to a suspected burglary in berkshire on thursday night. Charlotte simpson reports. Colleagues, friends, and the local community, pay tribute to Police Constable Andrew Harper, where he lost his life. Almost exactly a month ago, the pc was getting married. He should have been heading off on his honeymoon next week. A postmortem showed he died from multiple injuries. Detectives are still trying to establish why are called to investigate a burgl
At this moment, as we come face to face with death, let us draw close in love, travel together in these difficult hours and days and open our hearts to comfort one another. May love and peace rest with you and those whom you love and with those who love you, today and always. Thank you, helen. That now is the conclusion to this short remembrance ceremony. Please take the time, if you can, to look at the wonderful tributes and flowers to andrew. This is just tributes and flowers to andrew. This isjust a small tributes and flowers to andrew. This is just a small part of the many tributes that have been laid at the scene of andrews death and also received by the force from both police colleagues, fire, ambulance, military and members of the public as well, and a true reflection of how andrews passing has been felt by us locally, but also by the rest of the country. Thank you for coming andi of the country. Thank you for coming and i wish you well for the rest of the day. Thank you. The sc